English Translation

35 Betr.: Czech-Yugoslav League, Prague. The Czech-Jugoslav league, Prague, was founded on September 4, 1920 as an intergovernmental association. According to the last present association report from 1938, it counted 4316 members in 21 local groups. The League continued its activities after the establishment of the Protectorate, which it communicated to the Czech Ministry of Education in a statement dated 24 May 1939. Branch clubs of the Czech-Yugoslav League existed in Prague, Brno, Pilsen, Pressburg, Olmütz, Königgrätz, Jermer, Jung-Bunzlau, Böhm.-Budweis, Moravian-Ostrau, Pardubitz, Ung.-Hradisch, Prerau, Turnau, Pibrans, Tabor, Kolin, Beneschau, Kaschau, Chrast and Ungvar As the purpose of the association, the association authorities lead the "design and ideal deepening" of cultural and economic relations between the "Czech and Yugoslav nations". The League's activities, however, included inter-state links between Czechoslovakia and Yugoslavia of all kinds. For example, the League was concerned with student exchange, support and accommodation of Yugoslav students, the upsurge of enlightening lectures, the establishment of libraries, the mediation and publication of explanatory documents on both states, cooperation in journalistic fields, etc. Also the examination of tourism and travel, the organization of excursions; the publication of maps was the task of the League. According to Threr practical work, therefore, a clear political meaning was given to it. Ideologically, the League worked completely in the service of the conception of the then Foreign Minister Benesch and in the Sinre of Pan-Slavism. The former chairmen and honorary members of the exile allow a clear *end to its political orientation. Thus, in 1920, the first president of the Society was the later Prime Minister Dr.Mylan H o d ž a. Among the leading figures were the former primator of the capital Prague and confidant Benesch's, Dr.Karl Baxa, as well as the former senator of the csche thi-